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A Covid-19 testing center at Incheon International Airport [YONHAP]

Korea to waive Covid-19 tests for arrivals starting Saturday

Korea will drop its Covid-19 test requirement from Sept. 3.

2022.8.31

People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, Thursday. [YONHAP]

Second case of Centaurus variant confirmed in Korea

A second case of the BA.2.75 variant of Covid-19, dubbed Centaurus, was confirmed in Korea Thursday. “An additional patient infected with the BA.2.75 variant was confirmed today,” an official of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures...

2022.7.21

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Passengers at the Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on Monday [NEWS1]

Airlines hope Omicron variant sails away

Airlines are in a holding pattern as the Omicron coronavirus variant threatens to shut down travel worldwide.

2021.11.29

A medical worker uses an outdoor air cooler to beat the heat at a Covid-19 testing site in Daegu on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Daily Covid infections hit a record 1,784

Korea reported a new record number of daily Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, despite the capital area being under the strongest level of social distancing measures for over a week.

2021.7.21

Residents from remote islands wait to receive Janssen's Covid-19 vaccines at a mass vaccination center installed on Korea's first military training vessel, Hansando, off Jin Island, South Jeolla, on Monday. The 4,500-ton Hansando is equipped with the largest medical center and the highest number of sickbeds among the country's warships. [YONHAP]

Quarantine exemptions do not exempt Britain or India, either

While the government announced that people vaccinated abroad will no longer have to undergo 14-day quarantines from July, concerns are growing as Britain and India, where the highly contagious Delta variant from India is quickly spreading, have ...

2021.6.14

Citizens wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a temporary screening center in Daegu on Sunday. Infections tied to adult entertainment facilities are quickly increasing in the city, with 179 cases so far. [NEWS1]

Breakthrough infections reach 4 and variant cases continue to rise

Health authorities confirmed a total of four "breakthrough" infections, or a fully vaccinated person catching the coronavirus — two of which were asymptomatic.

2021.5.25

This photo, taken on Tuesday, shows the deserted Korean office of India's airline, Air India. The government said on the same day it will allow the operation of flights from coronavirus-ravaged India for the safe return of Korean citizens. Regular flights between Korea and India were suspended in March last year over coronavirus concerns. Only non-scheduled flights had been operated between the two countries until Saturday. [YONHAP]

Korea to lend helping hand to India

Korea plans to provide support to India, including oxygen concentrators and Covid-19 diagnostic kits, as the country is experiencing the world's worst Covid-19 outbreaks with more than 350,000 daily new infections.

2021.4.27

People line up to get tested for Covid-19 at Seoul Station Square on Monday. [NEWS 1]

Variants and vacations cause more virus worries

Korean health authorities warned that daily new cases may hover above 500 as more people are expected to travel with the warmer spring season and more transmissible variants continue to spread.

2021.4.5